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For the last few months you have been able to buy lasers that could pop balloons, melt trash bags, cut electrical tape, and melt through plastic. It is a fairly interesting advance in materials science that allows consumers to do such things with an over-the-counter product. (Of course, you aren't going to find these at your local electronics stores) The lasers here (especially the green ones) tout some amazing capabilities such as being visible(the priciest model) at 120 miles(193.12128 K)while using 3 volts of power supplied by everyday AA or AAA batteries that should last for 2 hours (2 metric hours<G>) on a 100% duty cycle, even if the laser itself costs $2000 (1648 Euro/1129British pound). I expect that the price of lasers with this kind of capability will come down over time and that simultaneously, legislation to curb their availability and criminalize their misuse will occur. These kinds of lasers are somewhat dangerous toys in the hands of the well intentioned, but in the hands of crafty and mischievous malcontents............. To be clear, these particular devices have *some* potential for misuse, but I expect that the next generation of devices that will come on the heels of cheaper devices of this generation will have capabilities that could be problematic for security and law enforcement, hence the expectation of more restrictive legislation concerning their possession and use. xponent Call For Comment Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
